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Quiz about Lark Rise To Candleford Laura

"Lark Rise To Candleford": Laura Quiz

Test your knowledge of the BBC hit series "Lark Rise To Candleford", and its main character.

A multiple-choice quiz by vampirered. Estimated time: 3 mins.

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Author
vampirered

Time
3 mins

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Multiple Choice

Quiz #
382,292

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
139

Last 3 plays: Guest 204 (10/10), Guest 67 (10/10), Guest 124 (3/10).

Question 1 of 10

1. The main character is Laura. Who are her parents? Hint

Walter & Caroline Arless

Arthur & Elizabeth Patterson

Timothy & Adelaide Midwinter

Robert & Emma Timmins

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Question 2 of 10

2. What made Laura's move to the nearby town of Candleford necessary? Hint

She didn't get along with her parents

Her mother had a baby

She didn't like her siblings

Her family was starving

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Question 3 of 10

3. Laura works for Dorcas Lane. What relation is she to Laura? Hint

Aunt

No relation

Cousin

Close family friend

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Question 4 of 10

4. What does Laura's father do for a living? Hint

He is unemployed

Stonemason

Field laborer

Blacksmith

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Question 5 of 10

5. Laura fell in love with an itinerant clockmaker who came to build Candleford's clock tower. Who was he? Hint

Mr. Amos

Archie Arless

James Dowland

Fisher Bloom

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Question 6 of 10

6. What does Laura do to record her daily life and the world around her? Hint

Paints

Keeps a journal and sketches

Takes photographs

Writes for the newspaper

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who is Laura's best friend from Lark Rise? Hint

Lizzie Arless

Minnie Mude

Alf Arless

Pearl Pratt

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which of Laura's siblings died of measles during the harvest epidemic in Lark Rise? Hint

Annie

Edmund

None of them

Frank

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Question 9 of 10

9. Laura falls in love with a journalist. Who is he? Hint

Mr. Reppington

James Dowland

Daniel Parish

Arthur Myhill

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Question 10 of 10

10. What did Laura do in Lark Rise, during the harvest measles epidemic? Hint

Contracted measles

Ran the post office

Nursed the sick

She died

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Most Recent Scores

Apr 10 2024 : Guest 204: 10/10
Mar 30 2024 : Guest 67: 10/10
Mar 29 2024 : Guest 124: 3/10
Mar 27 2024 : Guest 66: 8/10
Mar 11 2024 : Guest 92: 5/10
Mar 10 2024 : Guest 81: 8/10
Feb 28 2024 : Guest 69: 10/10

Score Distribution

Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The main character is Laura. Who are her parents?

Answer: Robert & Emma Timmins

Emma Timmins is a Lark Rise native. Her husband Robert was passing through when he fell in love with her. He is now a proud Lark Riser.

2. What made Laura's move to the nearby town of Candleford necessary?

Answer: Her mother had a baby

Emma gave birth to her fifth child, which meant there was not enough room in the house, and Laura was out of school and old enough to move on.

3. Laura works for Dorcas Lane. What relation is she to Laura?

Answer: Cousin

Dorcas Lane is cousin to Laura's mother, Emma. Their fathers were brothers.

4. What does Laura's father do for a living?

Answer: Stonemason

Robert is a highly skilled master stonemason. There isn't always a lot of work, and it doesn't always pay well, but he always manages to feed his family.

5. Laura fell in love with an itinerant clockmaker who came to build Candleford's clock tower. Who was he?

Answer: Fisher Bloom

Fisher at first decides to stay in Candleford to be with Laura, but changes his mind when pressed by Robert Timmins, admitting he would feel trapped. He later returns, causing problems with Laura's new relationship.

6. What does Laura do to record her daily life and the world around her?

Answer: Keeps a journal and sketches

Laura's mother wrote poetry, and encouraged her daughter to keep a journal.

7. Who is Laura's best friend from Lark Rise?

Answer: Alf Arless

Alf and Laura have been friends since childhood. At one point Alf tried to get Laura romantically interested, but they both decided it wasn't meant to be.

8. Which of Laura's siblings died of measles during the harvest epidemic in Lark Rise?

Answer: None of them

Although baby Annie and Ethel did come down with measles during the epidemic, none of the Timmins children died.

9. Laura falls in love with a journalist. Who is he?

Answer: Daniel Parish

Daniel Parish comes to Candleford to do a story on her parents. He stays to open a newspaper of his own.

10. What did Laura do in Lark Rise, during the harvest measles epidemic?

Answer: Ran the post office

Laura was forced to stay in Candleford and run the post office alone while Dorcas Lane nursed Sidney.

Source: Author vampirered

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